About 2 years ago, I digitized all my records and photos of Stevens Decoys into a database. Some days I pushed myself 16 hours non-stop;...

The fathers of collecting Stevens Decoys are Frank Ash and Hal Evans. They gave us “The Stevens Story”, published in the 1966-67 Decoy...

I've said before that I think Harvey A. Stevens is the Vincent van Gogh of decoy makers. Yes, I wish upon a Starry Night that Harvey's...

I begin with my regards and compliments to Zac Cote of Guyette & Deeter for his description of the "Stevens Brothers" decoys being...

In his book, The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb reveals how rare, and inevitable, events are often ignored and, when understood, may...

It seems only fair that every man, woman and child ought to own a Stevens Decoy. If not for perfect entitlement, then, at least, to...

Every so often I'm asked to value a Stevens Decoy. Determining how much a buyer is willing to pay and a Seller willing to accept should...

One of the more interesting and useful areas of Stevens study is comparing decoys made by Harvey to those made by George. George wasn’t...

Anas platyrhynchos lignum (Mallard duck in wood) Let's explore the evolution of a Stevens Decoy in the manner of Charles Darwin. In order...

Guest essay by Travis Bryant There has always been a layer of uncertainty when determining who made any specific Stevens Sleeper Decoy. ...

I can no better understand why someone would collect baseball cards or toy tractors as they can understand my reason for collecting duck...

Guest essay by Travis Bryant Currently a Harvey Stevens Redhead Decoy is being offered on Ebay. See Listing. The auction will end on...

In October 2012, I agreed to loan a very rare Stevens Mallard hen decoy to the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art for an exhibition. I had...

Guest essay by Travis Bryant What is an antique decoy to you? Is it art; a piece of history that tells a story; a woodcarving...

A large database gives us the opportunity to extract useful ratios. The larger the sample size – the more accurate the ratios. In each of...

Sometime around 1890, Harvey Stevens received a large order for decoys from Dr. William S. Overton of Binghamton, New York. Dr. Overton...

Years ago I'd get a call or an email every month from someone asking if the Stevens Brothers of Weedsport ever made shorebird decoys. The...

In The Essential Guide To Stevens Decoys, published in 2004, I set forth "Ten Missing Records or Ten Valuable Rules" in Chapter VIII. I...

In the 1880's, the business card of a person offering retail goods or services was known as a Trade Card. Harvey's Trade Card promoted...

I began collecting decoys on April 20, 1987. I know because I began a handwritten journal about what I found that same day. Like most...